This can't possibly be right.
I distinctly remember someone saying that doing more training was counterproductive, and that five days of golf at a beach resort was better preparation for Test cricket.
I distinctly remember someone saying that doing more training was counterproductive, and that five days of golf at a beach resort was better preparation for Test cricket.
December 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This can't possibly be right.
I distinctly remember someone saying that doing more training was counterproductive, and that five days of golf at a beach resort was better preparation for Test cricket.
I distinctly remember someone saying that doing more training was counterproductive, and that five days of golf at a beach resort was better preparation for Test cricket.
It's interesting that there are no new two-year contracts being signed.
Perhaps it's an indication that they did not have the desired effect with the players who signed them last year, because there definitely seemed like there was some complacency in the squad.
Perhaps it's an indication that they did not have the desired effect with the players who signed them last year, because there definitely seemed like there was some complacency in the squad.
December 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's interesting that there are no new two-year contracts being signed.
Perhaps it's an indication that they did not have the desired effect with the players who signed them last year, because there definitely seemed like there was some complacency in the squad.
Perhaps it's an indication that they did not have the desired effect with the players who signed them last year, because there definitely seemed like there was some complacency in the squad.
Plan A is still in effect.
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Plan A is still in effect.
I'm confused. I thought Americans uniformly had a higher level of customer service and business acumen which would mean things like this never happen...
October 16, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I'm confused. I thought Americans uniformly had a higher level of customer service and business acumen which would mean things like this never happen...
The MCC's business model continues to impress me. They receive an equal share of ECB revenue as counties despite not having to pay for a professional cricket team, pathway, etc.
They then also extort money from their tenants, essentially getting paid twice from The Hundred sale.
They then also extort money from their tenants, essentially getting paid twice from The Hundred sale.
August 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The MCC's business model continues to impress me. They receive an equal share of ECB revenue as counties despite not having to pay for a professional cricket team, pathway, etc.
They then also extort money from their tenants, essentially getting paid twice from The Hundred sale.
They then also extort money from their tenants, essentially getting paid twice from The Hundred sale.
Tuesday's men's Hundred opener had an average BBC audience of 583,000, a drop of 14.3% from last year.
The full BBC figures for men's openers are:
2021: 900,000
2022: 520,000
2023: 345,000
2024: 680,000
2025: 583,000
The full BBC figures for men's openers are:
2021: 900,000
2022: 520,000
2023: 345,000
2024: 680,000
2025: 583,000
August 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Tuesday's men's Hundred opener had an average BBC audience of 583,000, a drop of 14.3% from last year.
The full BBC figures for men's openers are:
2021: 900,000
2022: 520,000
2023: 345,000
2024: 680,000
2025: 583,000
The full BBC figures for men's openers are:
2021: 900,000
2022: 520,000
2023: 345,000
2024: 680,000
2025: 583,000
a) Second lowest. McCaughan is quite a bit lower.
b) The gap between Scrivens, Jones, Bryce and Luff is 0.42 runs per 100 balls. Basically nothing.
c) England have been bowled out 6 times in their last 13 ODIs. They could use a batter who scores more runs at a slower rate.
b) The gap between Scrivens, Jones, Bryce and Luff is 0.42 runs per 100 balls. Basically nothing.
c) England have been bowled out 6 times in their last 13 ODIs. They could use a batter who scores more runs at a slower rate.
July 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
a) Second lowest. McCaughan is quite a bit lower.
b) The gap between Scrivens, Jones, Bryce and Luff is 0.42 runs per 100 balls. Basically nothing.
c) England have been bowled out 6 times in their last 13 ODIs. They could use a batter who scores more runs at a slower rate.
b) The gap between Scrivens, Jones, Bryce and Luff is 0.42 runs per 100 balls. Basically nothing.
c) England have been bowled out 6 times in their last 13 ODIs. They could use a batter who scores more runs at a slower rate.
@crickether.com I didn't know Lauren Filer was a choreographer...
June 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
@crickether.com I didn't know Lauren Filer was a choreographer...
For the first time in six years, Wisden have named an English woman as a Cricketer Of The Year.
Six years...
Six years...
April 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
For the first time in six years, Wisden have named an English woman as a Cricketer Of The Year.
Six years...
Six years...
They've never actually followed it. The 2018 South Asian Action Plan said it applied to ALL coaching jobs, but it never has for assistant coaches, ones at Loughborough, Lions coaches, etc.
They only did for the head coach, and not when McCullum took over white ball duties either.
They only did for the head coach, and not when McCullum took over white ball duties either.
April 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
They've never actually followed it. The 2018 South Asian Action Plan said it applied to ALL coaching jobs, but it never has for assistant coaches, ones at Loughborough, Lions coaches, etc.
They only did for the head coach, and not when McCullum took over white ball duties either.
They only did for the head coach, and not when McCullum took over white ball duties either.
I found this quote from The Telegraph interesting. It seems broader that your post which limited it to just head coaches, suggesting that all coaching roles until now had implemented the Rooney Rule.
It doubt it's the case for the men's team, but I can't say I've noticed women's coaches being hired
It doubt it's the case for the men's team, but I can't say I've noticed women's coaches being hired
April 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I found this quote from The Telegraph interesting. It seems broader that your post which limited it to just head coaches, suggesting that all coaching roles until now had implemented the Rooney Rule.
It doubt it's the case for the men's team, but I can't say I've noticed women's coaches being hired
It doubt it's the case for the men's team, but I can't say I've noticed women's coaches being hired
This is from 2018.
Worth also pointing out that it says "all coaching jobs", but has literally only ever been applied to England head coaching jobs, as far as I'm aware. When is the last time an England Lions or batting/bowling/fielding coach had a formal recruitment process?
Worth also pointing out that it says "all coaching jobs", but has literally only ever been applied to England head coaching jobs, as far as I'm aware. When is the last time an England Lions or batting/bowling/fielding coach had a formal recruitment process?
April 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is from 2018.
Worth also pointing out that it says "all coaching jobs", but has literally only ever been applied to England head coaching jobs, as far as I'm aware. When is the last time an England Lions or batting/bowling/fielding coach had a formal recruitment process?
Worth also pointing out that it says "all coaching jobs", but has literally only ever been applied to England head coaching jobs, as far as I'm aware. When is the last time an England Lions or batting/bowling/fielding coach had a formal recruitment process?
I doubt The Hundred sale will collapse, despite what Modi says.
I think the investors have (correctly) assumed that they hold the greater power in these negotiations due to the ECB and counties being desperate for money, and are looking for extra concessions as a result.
I think the investors have (correctly) assumed that they hold the greater power in these negotiations due to the ECB and counties being desperate for money, and are looking for extra concessions as a result.
March 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I doubt The Hundred sale will collapse, despite what Modi says.
I think the investors have (correctly) assumed that they hold the greater power in these negotiations due to the ECB and counties being desperate for money, and are looking for extra concessions as a result.
I think the investors have (correctly) assumed that they hold the greater power in these negotiations due to the ECB and counties being desperate for money, and are looking for extra concessions as a result.
Charlie Dean appears to think leadership is a kind of plant. Clearly not qualified to become captain...
March 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Charlie Dean appears to think leadership is a kind of plant. Clearly not qualified to become captain...
There is one option that you haven't mentioned. She has won 3 Ashes series and 2 World Cups as captain...
March 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
There is one option that you haven't mentioned. She has won 3 Ashes series and 2 World Cups as captain...
Maybe Knight hasn't survived...
March 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Maybe Knight hasn't survived...
There's a narrative seeming to form that at least he was good for the bowlers, as a former bowling coach.
These are the ICC bowler rankings when he was hired and now. Seems very similar to me.
These are the ICC bowler rankings when he was hired and now. Seems very similar to me.
March 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
There's a narrative seeming to form that at least he was good for the bowlers, as a former bowling coach.
These are the ICC bowler rankings when he was hired and now. Seems very similar to me.
These are the ICC bowler rankings when he was hired and now. Seems very similar to me.
A big move by Harry Brook, since it may rule him out of future IPL seasons too. I presume he's been told he's being made England white ball or ODI captain.
March 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A big move by Harry Brook, since it may rule him out of future IPL seasons too. I presume he's been told he's being made England white ball or ODI captain.
But the proportion of ethnicities within club cricket is measured already, at the very least by the ECB.
The data presumably exists somewhere, although obviously researchers may not have access to it.
The data presumably exists somewhere, although obviously researchers may not have access to it.
February 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
But the proportion of ethnicities within club cricket is measured already, at the very least by the ECB.
The data presumably exists somewhere, although obviously researchers may not have access to it.
The data presumably exists somewhere, although obviously researchers may not have access to it.
I saw this mentioned on social media on the day.
My reading of this is that it was comparing the ethnic makeup of cricketers to the general population. If South Asian girls are more likely to be interested in and play cricket, as South Asian boys are, then are they not still underrepresented?
My reading of this is that it was comparing the ethnic makeup of cricketers to the general population. If South Asian girls are more likely to be interested in and play cricket, as South Asian boys are, then are they not still underrepresented?
February 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I saw this mentioned on social media on the day.
My reading of this is that it was comparing the ethnic makeup of cricketers to the general population. If South Asian girls are more likely to be interested in and play cricket, as South Asian boys are, then are they not still underrepresented?
My reading of this is that it was comparing the ethnic makeup of cricketers to the general population. If South Asian girls are more likely to be interested in and play cricket, as South Asian boys are, then are they not still underrepresented?
Sky didn't 'increase the payment'. Sky pay in one block for all of the ECB's TV rights (which didn't increase), and the ECB internally ascribe a value to each competition/format. The ECB have increased their valuation of The (Men's) Hundred, in spite of its declining ratings and increases elsewhere.
February 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sky didn't 'increase the payment'. Sky pay in one block for all of the ECB's TV rights (which didn't increase), and the ECB internally ascribe a value to each competition/format. The ECB have increased their valuation of The (Men's) Hundred, in spite of its declining ratings and increases elsewhere.
Or NFTs.
The key issue that The Hundred has currently is that the TV audience has fallen dramatically since 2021. It will be interesting to see how the investors look to change that in the next four years.
The key issue that The Hundred has currently is that the TV audience has fallen dramatically since 2021. It will be interesting to see how the investors look to change that in the next four years.
February 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Or NFTs.
The key issue that The Hundred has currently is that the TV audience has fallen dramatically since 2021. It will be interesting to see how the investors look to change that in the next four years.
The key issue that The Hundred has currently is that the TV audience has fallen dramatically since 2021. It will be interesting to see how the investors look to change that in the next four years.